SUBJECT/
INVESTIGATOR(S)

INSTITUTION

PROJECT TITLE

Atmospheric Science

 Marks & Willis

NOAA/OAR & UM/RSMAS

Monitoring and Evaluation of Radar Measured Rainfall Over Florida Bay and the Everglades

Mattocks

UM/RSMAS

Simulations of Regional Climatic Patterns Which Impact the Florida Bay Water Cycle

Coral Reef Monitoring

 Ogden et al.

FIO & NOAA/OAR

A Workplan for the Continued Operation, Maintenance, and Enhancement of the SEAKEYS

Earth Science

 Nelsen et al.

NOAA/OAR, UM/RSMAS, FIT, & IUPUI

The Sediment Record as a Monitor of Natural and Anthropogenic Changes in the Lower Everglades/ Florida Bay Ecosystem

Ecological Monitoring

 Jackson & Burd

TEXAS A&M

Development of Models to Describe Ecosystem Interactions in Florida Bay

Marine Chemistry

 Millero & Zhang

UM/RSMAS

The Role of Suspended Calcium Carbonate in the Phosphorus Cycle in Florida Bay

Nutrients

 Burnett et al.

FSU, UM/RSMAS, & USF

The Role of Groundwater Nutrient Fluxes in the Nutrient Budget of Florida Bay

Hitchcock et al.

UM/RSMAS & USF

Circulation, Nutrient Influx, and Phytoplankton Growth in Florida Bay

Szmant et al.

UM/RSMAS & FDEP

Pools and Fluxes of Nutrients in Florida Bay Sediments and Biological and Chemical Barriers to Flux at the Sediment Water Interface

Whung & Meyers

NOAA/ARL

Atmospheric Deposition of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Florida Bay

Physical Oceanography

 Aikman et al.

NOAA/NOS & PRINCETON

Regional Boundary Conditions for Florida Bay

Lee et al.

UM/RSMAS & NOAA/OAR

Circulation and Exchange of Florida Bay and the Connecting Waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Keys

Smith

HBOI

Field Observations to Initialize and Verify Computer Simulations of Florida Bay

Plankton

 Dagg et al.

LUMCON, USC, NOAA/OAR

Trophic Pathways in the Pelagic Environment of Florida Bay

Recruitment Dynamics/Fisheries

 Clarke & Bollens

UM/RSMAS & SFSU

Experimental Investigation of Salinity and Nutrient Effects on Florida Bay Plankton and Larval Spotted Sea Trout

Hoss et al.

NOAA/NMFS, USGS, & FDEP

Fish Recruitment, Growth, and Habitat Use in Florida Bay

Outreach/Education

 Cato et al.

FL SEA GRANT

Florida Bay Outreach and Community Education Program